Interior turbine wing and hydroelectric generators at the Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse on NE 1st St. by the dam. This room housed 3 G. E. Hydro units. Back to front with model years are: 1921,1925, and 1927. After 30 years in use members of the city crew overhauled the engine. The estimated savings to the city was $63,00. All are gone now [2025.] They were sold for parts a number of years ago.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 16A0015
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Interior turbine wing and hydroelectric generators at the Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse on NE 1st St. by the dam. This room housed 3 G. E. Hydro units. Back to front with model years are: 1921,1925, and 1927. After 30 years in use members of the city crew overhauled the engine. The estimated savings to the city was $63,00. All are gone now [2025.] They were sold for parts a number of years ago. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 16A0015